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The Gulf of Mannar is a shallow bay, part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. A chain of low islands and reefs known as Adam’s Bridge, also called Ramsethu, which includes Mannar Island, separates the Gulf of Mannar from Palk Strait, which lies to the north between India and Sri Lanka.

Palk Strait connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay anc connects the Palk bay to Gulf of Mannar in the southwest. It is 53-80 kilometers wide, studded with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam’s Bridge. This chain extends between Dhanushkodi on Pamban (Rameswaram) Island in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka.

Definition

Gulf is a portion of the sea that penetrates the land.

Strait is a narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies of water.

Connect

Gulf connects the land and the sea.

Strait connects two larger bodies of water.

Formation

Gulf  is always a natural formation.

Strait can be manmade, and such a structure is known as a canal.

Harbours

Gulf serves as an excellent location for harbors.

Straits cannot act as harbors.

Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and then with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest.